Perkins County, South Dakota

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Perkins County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,001	907,428	334,922,499	3033rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,908	$75,081	$80,734	1442nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.0	38.0	38.9	947th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	31.9%	35.7%	1249th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,600	$257,400	$332,700	2773rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$738	$946	$1,413	2542nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	11.9%	12.5%	1545th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	2.9%	5.2%	1317th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	12.0	n/a	3154th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	4.0%	14.1%	2529th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	504th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	68.6%	65.2%	899th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.7	17.8	26.4	3103rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	32.9%	9.7%	15.1%	6th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1380th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.6%	48.3%	46.9%	511th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.7%	n/a	n/a	890th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.0	35.4	61.4

Age in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	44.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.9%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,309	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.4%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.1%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	19.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,783	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.5%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.2%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,744	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.2%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.9%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.7%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,478	$2,724	n/a

Education in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.3%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.7%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.6%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	56.9%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	74.6%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Perkins County, South Dakota

Statistic	Perkins County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.6%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	6.3%	16.7%

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